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Sanford, Kansas

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Morton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67550. It stands on Cocklebur Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sanford quadrangle.

Sanford within Pawnee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

4 since 2015

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sanford between 2015 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
14 April 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service12
13 April 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreKansas Forest Service10
16 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePawnee County1704

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pawnee County

Storms near this place

40 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sanford in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 27 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2020FloodSanford-Water was about 2 inches deep across Highway 183, especially near Road R.
April 2017HailSanford-The hail was pea to penny sized.
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSanford-Measured at the Sanford CO-OP.
July 2016FloodSanford-Water was flowing across several county roads in the vicinity of the Pawnee River.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindSanford-Power lines were blown down at Highway 183 and L Road.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindSanford-An 8 inch diameter tree branch was broken by the high wind.
May 2013Tornado (EF1)Sanford-This tornado developed east of the original Rozel tornado and moved north and then back west as outflow pushed the surface contact before it completely roped out. Damage was done to power poles and a few trees. A damage survey was completed.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindSanford-Three to four inch diameter tree branches were blown down.
August 2010Heavy RainSanford-Rainfall of 3.00 was reported.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindSanford-There was also damage to young alfalfa plants.
April 2008HailSanford-The hail lasted for 20 minutes.
April 2008HailSanford-The hail covered the ground.
July 2023HailSanford-no account filed
April 2021HailSanford-no account filed
May 2018HailSanford-no account filed
May 2017HailSanford-no account filed
April 2017HailSanford-no account filed
October 2017Thunderstorm WindSanford-no account filed
May 2014HailSanford-no account filed
May 2014HailSanford-no account filed
May 2013HailSanford-no account filed
April 2012HailSanford-no account filed
May 2011HailSanford-no account filed
June 2010HailSanford-no account filed
May 2009HailSanford-no account filed
June 2009HailSanford-no account filed
July 2008HailSanford-no account filed
April 2007HailSanford-no account filed
April 2007HailSanford-no account filed
February 2007HailSanford-no account filed
May 2006HailSanford-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindSanford-no account filed
June 2006Thunderstorm WindSanford-no account filed
March 2004HailSanford-no account filed
June 2001HailSanford-no account filed
May 1997HailSanford-no account filed
August 1997HailSanford-no account filed
July 1996HailSanford-no account filed
July 1996HailSanford-no account filed
July 1995Thunderstorm WindSanford-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pawnee County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Bert Wettar3.0 miles15
Rozel4.8 miles15
Frizell5.4 miles15
Garfield8.0 miles15
Hamburg8.5 miles15
Ash Valley10.0 miles15
Vaughn11.2 miles15
Burdett11.3 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 475840. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.